Weekend Box Office PreviewNovember 16, 2001

With "Harry Potter" set to dominate Thanksgiving, will any other pics be able to carve out a niche? If history is any guide, leftovers can be a feast even for rivals bowing just days after a mega-grosser.

Opening

B.O. Final cume*

2000 The Grinch (U, Nov. 17))

55 260

Unbreakable (BV, Nov. 22)

30 95

1997 Titanic (Par/Fox, Dec. 19)

28 … 601

As Good As…

(Sony, Dec. 23)

13 148

2000 Cast Away (Fox, Dec. 22)

40 234

Miss Congeniality (WB, Dec. 22)

14

107

monolith pic in blue

*domestic B.O. in millions of $

BOWING

Movie Title

Engagements

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (WB)

3,672

The Wash (Lions Gate) Bowed Wednesday

749

Novocaine (Artisan)

105

The Simian Line (Gabriel) LA & NY

4

The Flutter (First Run) NY

1

Lola (Winstar) NY

1

EXPANDING

Life as a House (New Line)

88 – 1,288

YEAR TO DATE*

(in millions of $)

6,130

’00(thru Nov. 12)

6,733+10%

’01(thru Nov. 11)

1. Harry Potter …2. Monsters, Inc.3. Shallow Hal4. The One5. The Wash

AOL Moviefone derives its Top Five Most Requested films from activity on its Web site. The Top Five have historically been 80% accurate in predicting the weekend’s top five movies at the box office.